Start a Book Club
There’s nothing like a good book and there’s nothing like sharing a good book with someone else.
A book club is a great way to get together with others and discuss ideas and issues. You can meet new people, expand your imagination and share a new experience – and that’s not all! You can introduce your book club to the... >Read More
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Ann Krause,
books,
discipleship,
evangelism,
friendship,
hobbies,
Men,
Women
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Celebrating Love Without Limits
“No man is an Island, entire of itself” ~ John Donne
With world population well over six billion, it seems strange to think that anyone could be lonely. The Internet, cell phones, pagers and wireless devices are everywhere, but in this midst of all of this community, many of us still find ourselves alone. Our lives are crowded with people...... >Read More
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Claire Colvin,
friendship,
Men,
relationships,
ruthann raycroft,
sex and love,
Women
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Walking Alongside a Grieving Friend
Everyone, at some time or other, experiences loss. Although it is an experience we all share, the type of loss, the impact of the loss and how we deal with it can be different. Even the same event that causes loss can be experienced in a unique way by the various people impacted by the loss. So, how can... >Read More
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andrea groenewald,
encouragement,
friendship,
LIFE,
loss,
Women
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The Art of Encouragement
The unexpected rose on her desk made her smile. The note said, “Knock their socks off”. Sue’s friend knew she was giving an important presentation and that simple act of support gave her a burst of confidence.
We all need encouragement…sometimes we even need it desperately.
Maggie tossed her purse on the counter and kicked off her shoes....... >Read More
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encouragement,
friendship,
gail rodgers,
LIFE,
Women
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You Can Help A Grieving Heart
Oh, we talk about the best cold medications and if cherry cough syrup tastes better to kids than orange. We can recommend preschools and sneakers. But the hardest part of parenting is the least often discussed. The roughest aspect of being a parent is losing a child.
Then we clam up. We don’t want to hear. We are threatened. If... >Read More
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alice wisler,
depression,
Family,
friendship,
loss,
parenting,
Women
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Help your teen clean up his language
“Mom, why do teenagers use swear words?” innocently asks ten year old Kaytie. This child’s question is one that many parents ask themselves, their friends and families virtually every day. Whether overhearing a teen talking on the phone, chatting with a friend in the basement, or in the heat of an argument between siblings, parents of teens...... >Read More
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Family,
friendship,
Gina Roberts-Grey,
Men,
parenting,
school,
teens,
Women
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Spiritual Steroids
From the time I was three years old until I was twenty-four, I lived in the same city. Then I moved three thousand miles away to begin a new job.
The first year away presented some of the deepest loneliness I’ve ever known. I feel things very deeply and that loneliness was thick, almost tangible. I was very homesick. I... >Read More
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Career,
closet issues,
faith,
friendship,
Karen Wong,
LIFE,
loneliness,
relationships,
Women
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21 Ways To Make Friends After A Move
Read Stacy’s story of losing their family home to foreclosure.
Be approachable.
Take the... >more
Do You Pray Every Day?
“If we are faithless (do not believe and are untrue to Him),... >more
Connecting Through Technology
